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The Indian government has said that more than one lakh people have enrolled in chip design training under its Chips to Start-up or C2S Programme, with around 67,000 participants already trained so far. The programme is aimed at building a strong domestic semiconductor design ecosystem and preparing skilled manpower for the growing global chip industry. The C2S Programme was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 2022 with a total outlay of Rs 250 crore for five years. It focuses on hands-on training in Very Large Scale Integration, embedded systems, and full chip design flow, from concept to fabrication and testing. According to the government, the programme is being implemented across 305 academic institutions in the country. These include Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, and several state and private universities. The training covers students at the BTech, MTech, and PhD levels, along with faculty members. The gover...